The Mornington Peninsula Shire have conducted floral surveys for the Mornington Peninsula and developed maps based on the ecological class system. The school just falls outside the northern boundary of the Shire (wrong side of Golf Links Road), but the school can be expected to have had Grassy Woodland, Swamp Scrub and possibly Damp Heathland EVC's. (I've attached the file with plant list and map for the Hastings Region).
Neil and Will Mc conducted a small scale flora survey within one part of the reserve. Here are their survey methods and results:....
The students have identified the following plants over the last few years.
Acacia longifolia Sallow Wattle
Acacia mearnsi Late Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood
Acacia paradoxa Hedge Wattle
Agapanthus
Allocasuarina littoralis She oak
Banksia marginata Silver Banksia
Blackberries
Bursaria spinosa Native Box
Callistemenon salignus Willow Bottlebrush
Cape Weed
Casuarina stricta Coast She Oak
Correa alba White Correa
Dead trees
Dianella tasmeniensis Flax lily
Eristemon sp. Wax flower
Eucalyptus ovata Swamp Gum
Eucalyptus pauciflora Snow Gum
Eucalyptus sp.
Eucalyptus viminalis Manna Gum
Gahnia radula Sword sedge
Leptospermum laevigatum Coast Tea Tree
Leptospermum phylicoides Burgan
Lomandra longifolia Spiny Headed Mat-rush
Melaleuca ericifolia Swamp Paperbark
Amyema pendula Drooping mistletoe
Pinus radiata Pine tree
Pittosporum undulatum Sweet Pittosporum
Poa contientalis Tussock Grass
Prosanthera sp. Mint bush
Pteridium esculentum Bracken
Solanum sp. Kangaroo Apple
Acianthus exsertus Gnat Orchid Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood P. pedunculata Maroonhood P. robusts Large Striped Greenhood P. parviflora Dwarf Greenhood (to be confirmed)
Do we have significant plants? What are they? Where are they? What do we need to do to help them survive and thrive on the site? Have we got a plant list for our management plan? Have we mapped where they can be found?
What about stag trees? We saw many significant old Eucalypts with many hollows supporting many hollow nesting birds and mammals around the school. While we need to remove dangerous trees for the safety of students can we keep some for the protection of significant birds and mammals? Which ones? Have you mapped them?
Neil and Will Mc conducted a small scale flora survey within one part of the reserve. Here are their survey methods and results:....
The students have identified the following plants over the last few years.
Pterostylis nutans Nodding Greenhood
P. pedunculata Maroonhood
P. robusts Large Striped Greenhood
P. parviflora Dwarf Greenhood (to be confirmed)
Do we have significant plants? What are they? Where are they? What do we need to do to help them survive and thrive on the site? Have we got a plant list for our management plan? Have we mapped where they can be found?
What about stag trees? We saw many significant old Eucalypts with many hollows supporting many hollow nesting birds and mammals around the school. While we need to remove dangerous trees for the safety of students can we keep some for the protection of significant birds and mammals? Which ones? Have you mapped them?